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The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting award vendor bids for the following FY 2022-2023 through FY 2024-2025 National events. The US Chess… Read More »
An unrated player is a puzzle waiting to be solved. On the one hand they are often—especially at the scholastic level—beginners that are just… Read More »
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting Chess Store bids for the following FY 2022-2023 through FY 2024-2025 National events. The US Chess… Read More »
The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its thirty sixth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Hans Niemann of New York, Abhimanyu...… Read More »
It’s Candidates season and GM Hikaru Nakamura is in the mix. This month, we have an exclusive interview with the grandmaster, record-breaking Twitch… Read More »
Greetings! With baseball season in full swing I thought I’d adopt a hardball theme for this month’s article. Leading off is this effort from the 2020… Read More »
In late April, nearly 400 girls from 33 states converged on Chicago, Illinois for the 17th Annual KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship, which...… Read More »
Judith (Judy) Misner, our Director of Administration, is retiring on May 27 after almost 52 years working for US Chess. She was hired on October 12… Read More »
Have you ever heard of "Secret Queen"? What happens when 36 pawns meet a chess set? How fast do you have to be to win a game of "Racing Kings"? What’… Read More »
The 14th Annual Open at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT provided an exciting event with strong competition, numerous upsets, and norm-hungry titled...… Read More »

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